Notes
--> PJW Allott made his debut in ODI matches
--> S Wettimuny made his debut in ODI matches
--> RSA Jayasekera made his debut in ODI matches
--> ALF de Mel made his debut in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma made his last appearance in ODI matches
--> GA Gooch passed 5500 runs in ListA matches when he reached 49
--> IT Botham equalled his previous highest score of 60 in ODI matches
--> AN Ranasinghe passed his previous highest score of 14 in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma passed his previous highest score of 13 in ODI matches
--> PJW Allott made his debut for England in ListA matches
--> DL Underwood made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> KWR Fletcher made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RGD Willis made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> RGD Willis made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> GA Gooch made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> GA Gooch made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> IT Botham made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> IT Botham made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> MW Gatting made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> MW Gatting made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> DI Gower made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> JE Emburey made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> PJW Allott made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> G Cook made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> G Cook made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> DS de Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> GRA de Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RL Dias made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> LWS Kaluperuma made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> RS Madugalle made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> LRD Mendis made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> B Warnapura made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> AN Ranasinghe made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> CJ Richards made his debut in Sri Lanka in ListA matches
--> CJ Richards made his debut in Sri Lanka in ODI matches
--> ALF de Mel achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ListA matches when he dismissed MW Gatting in the England innings (previous best was 1-13)